About Michelle
Michelle Emanuel
Pediatric Occupational Therapist
Hello! I am Michelle
Emanuel. I have 27 years of experience as a Neonatal/Pediatric Occupational Therapist, with specific focus on posture, movement
and connection between parents and baby. I have a wide variety of training and experience in specialty baby manual therapy/bodywork. My
treatment approach is based in nervous system function and health. I utilize Therapeutic Skin Movement to facilitate improvements
in movement, connection and neurodevelopment. In addition, I am an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant,
Yoga Instructor (RYT200), a National Board Certified Reflexologist, and am certified in CranioSacral Therapy, Infant Massage,
Baby's First Massage, Butterfly Touch Massage, Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra, Neonatal Oral Motor Assessment Scale (NOMAS), HINE
Hammersmith Infant Neurological Assessment, and the Infant Behavioral Assessment. I am an Advanced Reliable OT for Prechtl's
General Movements Assesment. Specialties seen in my office:
- Asymmetries of head and
posture / Torticollis (head turning or feeding preference to one side)
- Plagiocephaly / Brachycephaly / Scaphocephaly
/ Doming (head flattening, flat spots, cranial molding)
- Oral Dysfunction / Feeding Problems with Breast or Bottle
- Oral restrictions such as Tongue Tie /
Lip Tie and Buccal Tie
- GI issue colic type symptoms and especially reflux
- Airway Compromise such as noisy/squeaky breathing
- Compromised Vocal Prosody (weak, hoarse or
squeaky cry)
- Fussiness
/ Stiffness / Body Tension
- TummyTime!™ Method to help baby LOVE tummy time
Please feel free to contact me if you have questions, interest or concern about
anything I've mentioned on this website. In addition to all the things I've mentioned above, I'm just another human, a mom
of three brilliant and beautiful children, who is interested in helping babies! I'm on your side in helping you support your
baby's resiliency, health and happiness.
I have no special talent. I am only
passionately curious. - Albert Einstein
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